PETALING JAYA: Politicians and moderates are firm that the Kelantan state government’s proposal of using fields and stadiums as venues for public caning for offenders under the Syariah law cannot be allowed to happen.
Former Court of Appeal Judge Datuk Mohd Hishamudin Yunus said that under Prison Regulations 2000 caning must be done in prisons.
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